Following the Canadian GP, Red Bull Racing submitted two protests against George Russell. F1 Journalist Michael Schmidt believes, there were other reasons why they did not agree with the stewards. Red Bull argued the Mercedes driver should have been investigated for two different reasons: driving erratically and dropping back too far behind the Safety Car.

Untelevised team radio footage from the Canadian Grand Prix has revealed how Max Verstappen and George Russell both tried to land each other in trouble behind the Safety Car. Russell claimed his and Mercedes’ first victory of the F1 2025 season in Montreal on Sunday,

MONTREAL — Mercedes driver George Russell retained his Canadian GP win on Sunday after F1 stewards rejected a Red Bull post-race protest. After a hearing involving both teams, Russell, Verstappen, and the FIA, the stewards found the protest admissible but ultimately dismissed it, saying the protest was “not founded.”